Finding A Financial Safety School

I have always felt that the most important school is your safety school.In my mind a safety school isn’t just a school where you know that you will be accepted, since there are over 2,400 colleges in the US everyone will get in to at least one, but it is a school where you know you will be accepted and you will be happy if you have to go there.However, with the current state of the economy, it isn’t enough just to get accepted to a college, you have to be able to pay for it as well.That is where the financial safety comes in.For many students, that has become a state college in their home state or a community college in their home state.Yet, there are still many more options.Many states participate in regional states programs, where you can get reduced tuition at a state school in another state, if the major isn’t offered in your home state.Here is a link to a previous article we had written about regional states programs.

In addition, you can use CollegeTreasure.com to help you locate private colleges where you are eligible for merit scholarships that might bring the actual cost of the college below your home state school.We have added features to allow you to search by four of the five factors that we think are critical in making a good college match (the fifth is quality of life, and you need to determine that on your own by visiting and other resources).Here are the other four:

·Academic Profile: Can I get in to the school?How competitive is the admissions process?In our advanced search, you can sort by the level of competition of admission.You can choose more than one category, or all of them if you would like.

·Academic Program: Does the school have the major I want?Remember, most students end up changing their major, so does the school have enough majors that I am interested in?Again, you can sort by area of study in our advanced search.

·Size: If I don’t need to go to class, will I still go?Do I want to be more than a number?Do I need more opportunities in case I change my mind?Do I need more individual attention?How do I learn best?

·Geography: Where in the country do I want to study?Do I want to be in a city, suburb, or rural area?

The final sort you can run is to choose to only see schools where you are eligible for money, or all schools that meet your academic criteria.The best way to find your financial safety is to show the schools where you are eligible for money.In minutes you can easily locate your financial safeties. We do charge a $24 fee for a one-year premium membership, however, we give you a free one-day trial so that you can see the value before you decide to pay.We also have a number of other resources that we will highlight in future blog posts.